Sequential Peripartum Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Disease in Parents and Their Newborn Mimicking Intrafamily Spread of Common Viruses

Herpes simplex type 2 (HSV2) disease developed sequentially among two parents and their newborn. The father first became ill with upper-respiratory symptoms and fever. Then, 5 days later, shortly after delivery, the mother had fever, pharyngitis, and diarrhea. Subsequently, the infant developed undifferentiated febrile illness at the age of 3 days. HSV etiology was recognized by incidental isolation of HSV2 from the new-born naospharynx. The father never developed genital lesions and the mother's symptoms remained nonspecific for several days prior to the onset of genital manifestations. The sequential emergence and manifestations of these infections could have been misconstrued for an intrafamily spread of respiratory or enteric viruses. This cluster illustrates that HSV2 may cause sequential symptomatic disease in susceptible individuals mimicking other viruses..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag ; 1999

Reproduktion:

Thieme Zeitschriftenarchive 1980-2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

American journal of perinatology - 16(1999), 01 vom: März, Seite 43-45

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Klauber, Enid K. [VerfasserIn]
Thirumoorthi, Muthayipalayam C. [VerfasserIn]
Khatib, Riad [VerfasserIn]

Links:

dx.doi.org [Deutschlandweit zugänglich]

Themen:

Herpes simplex, genital
Infant
Virus diseases

Umfang:

3

doi:

10.1055/s-2007-993834

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLEJ227391551